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In vivo fluorescence imaging in the shortwave infrared (SWIR, 1,000–1,700 nm) and extended SWIR (ESWIR, 1,700–2,700 nm) regions has tremendous potential for diagnostic imaging. Although image contrast has been shown to improve as longer wavelengths are accessed, the design and synthesis of organic fluorophores that emit in these regions is challenging. Here we synthesize a series of silicon-RosIndolizine (SiRos) fluorophores that exhibit peak emission wavelengths from 1,300–1,700 nm and emission onsets of 1,800–2,200 nm. We characterize the fluorophores photophysically (both steady-state and time- resolved), electrochemically and computationally using time-dependent density functional theory. Using two of the fluorophores (SiRos1300 and SiRos1550), we formulate nanoemulsions and use them for general systemic circulatory SWIR fluorescence imaging of the cardiovascular system in mice. These studies resulted in high-resolution SWIR images with well-defined vasculature visible throughout the entire circulatory system. This SiRos scaffold establishes design principles for generating long-wavelength emitting SWIR and ESWIR fluorophores.
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jYCaMP: an optimized calcium indicator for two-photon imaging at fiber laser wavelengths
Femtosecond lasers at fixed wavelengths above 1,000 nm are powerful, stable and inexpensive, making them promising sources for two-photon microscopy. Biosensors optimized for these wavelengths are needed for both next-generation microscopes and affordable turn-key systems. Here we report jYCaMP1, a yellow variant of the calcium indicator jGCaMP7 that outperforms its parent in mice and flies at excitation wavelengths above 1,000 nm and enables improved two-color calcium imaging with red fluorescent protein-based indicators.
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- PAR ID:
- 10167758
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Nature methods
- Issue:
- 17
- ISSN:
- 1548-7105
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 694-697
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1038/s41592-020-0835-7
